coenocyte

coenocyte
coenocytic /see'neuh sit"ik, sen'euh-/, adj.
/see"neuh suyt', sen"euh-/, n. Biol.
an organism made up of a multinucleate, continuous mass of protoplasm enclosed by one cell wall, as in some algae and fungi.
[1895-1900; COENO- + -CYTE]

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